Lupton Stadium
| Lupton Stadium | |
Lupton Stadium Entrance
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| Location | 3700 Berry St. Fort Worth, TX |
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| Owner | Texas Christian University |
| Operator | Texas Christian University |
| Capacity | 4,500 |
| Field size | Left Field - 330ft (100m) Left-Center Field - 389ft (118m) Center Field - 400ft (122m) Right-Center Field - 382ft (116m) Right Field - 330ft (100m) |
| Surface | Bermuda TIFF 419 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 18, 2001 |
| Opened | February 2, 2003 |
| Renovated | 2014, 2016 |
| Expanded | 2010 |
| Construction cost | Original $7 million; 2010 expansion $1 million; 2015 addition $2.5 million; 2016 addition $8 million |
| Architect | Leo A. Daly Architects |
| Main contractors | Austin Commercial |
| Tenants | |
| TCU Horned Frogs baseball (NCAA) (2003-Present) | |
Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium and Williams-Reilly Field is a baseball stadium located on the campus of Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas. It has been the home field of the TCU Horned Frogs baseball team since its opening on February 2, 2003.
Lupton Stadium, the home of TCU Horned Frogs baseball, opened in 2003 and replaced the TCU Diamond, the Horned Frogs' home from 1962 to 2002. The TCU Diamond was adjacent to Amon G. Carter Stadium and Schollmaier Arena, where the Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility is now located.
The playing surface features the latest technology in field maintenance, including a Bermuda TIFF 419 surface. The dugouts are heated with Major League Baseball-style bat and helmet racks while a spacious home-and-visitor bullpen areas are located outside the field of play. The original $7 million stadium is a two-tiered complex with three suites, offices, two radio booths, press box, ticket office, home and visiting team locker rooms, and general player and fan facilities.
In 2010, a $1 million project expanded upper-deck seating to bring the total capacity to 4,500 and added an auxiliary scoreboard along the first base line. Later, partially shaded party patios were constructed in the right field corner; these patios can be reserved by fans who may bring in food and beverages, including beer and wine, to the patios.
Additions and renovations in 2014 and 2015 totaled $2.5 million and added the G. Malcolm Louden Player Development Center for Baseball, a 9,000 square-foot indoor/outdoor practice facility. The renovation added indoor batting cages and a field turf outdoor practice space, and moved the home bullpen to beyond the left-center field fence.
An $8 million construction and renovation project in 2015–16 added a new player facility on the third base line to house a new home team locker room, team lounge, sports medicine center, equipment room, team classroom, coaches' offices and an alumni locker room; this project also included the addition of a new 40' x 23' video scoreboard in left-center field and the installation of new outfield fences and a general-admission grass berm beyond the right field wall (photo gallery).
An additional phase of stadium renovations is planned to renovate in-stadium fan amenities, including widening the stadium concourses, renovating suites, constructing new restrooms and concessions and renovating the main entrance.
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